The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-09-14
The master and mistress returned 1T

Stood much upon ceremony and had
great IDEAS OF her personal consc-
uurncc. cnrarcd that Dc>ircc had taken
upon herself the responsibility of sum-
monia~ physician WHO had not even
sent in his card; The old nurse, jcal-
ou< Of the chiid'S affection for the GOV
crmcSS. added fuel to MaGamc;S wrath
BIZ representing that little Fanny had
not been alarmincIy i'll and it would
have been Saf" to await the family phy-
sici;,n. In spite OF her husband : pro-
tests the imp"r;ouS woman cave her
govcrmc<s notice 10 lc1ycatNcw Years.
! Dc>i:cc begged permission to leave
ri once. and dispatched q note to Tho
Russian doctor asking the hospitality
Of HI, !.ou>c for the few DAYS prior to
her rr;,!,n "a Paris.
; VIII: this letter in his hand. the doe
tor sought Marianne. requesting her to
go il person and invite Mile. Duvo;s.
Il knew this Young girls mother rs 4
child. he added. "She loses her
place on my account. and | feel that
she has claims upon ne.
II have nothing against her coming
if she does not STAY too long an
swcrcd Marianne In any event Won
are master Of your own house. I hope
I shall ike the oirl.
II am sure OF that. She resembles
her s,innv-tcmpered mother, and Will
be Genial clement in our house dur
inc the long, drcarv winter. if we can
ONLY manage to keep her with Us nntil
sprin~. Ny medical work vii? occupy
mos. Of ny time. and YOU will need
some companion.' -
Not one of this sort" replied
Marianne. ..Frcnch women are friyol-
Gus and coqnctti>h, and few of them
can endure Il well-ordercd household.
II this Young girl wants to help me. l
will rive her trial, though / know
she will only hinder. I will 90 and in
vitc ncr, | want to see the much
praised furniture Of those airy CITY
people. l would ike to show the mis-
tress OF that house .lat other folks
have Just rs good right as she to lool;
down upon their ncighbors. The idea
OF her imagining she can snuo you!
; >!arianne gave her head q toss and
founced out Of the room to make 4
careful toilet for the proposed visit.
But she did not create the desired i'm
preston. The mistress of the villa did
not appear. She deigned no excuse
save that she was not at home to visit
ors. Marianne tried to vent her spite
against the mistress by showing great
sympathy for the @ovcrnesS, and invit-
ing her in the most urgent manner to
the doctors house. Size went that
very evening. and was installed in the
garden chamber, once occupied BY
her mother.
(! The next morning her silvery laugh
penetrated to the study. and Arnim IN
voluntarily laid aside his pen The
very voice and laugh OF Hortcnse!
What 4 novel, precious, refreshing
sound in that Silent house! Arnim lis
tened and felt that he should work all
the Better for this laugh. Bird-son@s
and hower-per1umcs We're pleasant
things. 1t was delightful to hear some
music other than tie Jln@!!lS OF Ma
riannc's keys, some tones different
from those severe ones IN Whlch she
lectured the servants. or hcr PlaintlVe
wai!'nGs over the hl2h prlce OF proFls.
ions and the mefilciency OF haInc ano
Ivan.
Drsiree gave the conversation an
other turn. For the first time IN Ar.
MIN 5 bachelor life 4 young girl formed
part of his domestic establishment.
"She viii bother you 10 death, Mari
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